Paraná
geographical name
Pa·ra·ná
ˌpär-ä-ˈnä 
1
or in upper course Alto Paraná
ˈal-(ˌ)tō
river about 2500 miles (4022 kilometers) long in central South America flowing from the junction of the Rio Grande and Paranaíba River in Brazil south-southwest into the Río de la Plata in Argentina
ˈäl-
2
state of southern Brazil east of the Paraná River, between Paraguay and Argentina on the west and the Atlantic on the east; capital Curitiba area 76,953 square miles (199,308 square kilometers), population 10,444,526
3
city on the Paraná River in northeastern Argentina population 250,000
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“Paraná.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paran%C3%A1. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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